In this article we will learn couple of Useful idioms to talk about friends & family. Below are the are those idioms which talk about friends and family.


Family idioms

A spitting image

(a person closely resembles another person)

Ex- he is spitting image of his father


(something) runs in the family

(Inheriting traits and characteristics from other family members)

(red hair runs in the family)


Helicopter parent

(Giving too much attention to a young child; too much oversight)


chip off the old block 

(a son or daughter is very much like his/her mother or father)


like taking candy from a baby 

(saying something is very easy)


like a kid in a candy store 

(to be so excited about one’s surroundings that they act like a child)

Ex- I visited the store, I feel like a kid in a candy store


 to sleep like a baby 

(to experience deep and restful sleep; to sleep soundly)


To pop the question 

(to propose; to ask someone to marry them)


(someone) is the breadwinner 

(the person in the family who earns money to support the family)


The black sheep 

(person in the family who is different from others(may not be respected))


Friends idioms

like two peas in a pod

(two people are very close and aways do things together)


to have friends in high places

(when you have friends who are influential or powerful)


a shoulder to cry on

(a friend willing to listen to someone else’s problems)


To bury the hatchet

(when two people decide to end an argument or conflict)


To hit it off 

(when two people become friends quickly and immediately)


To build bridges 

(attempting to make friendly relations between different people or groups)


strike up a friendship 

(to form a friendship with someone)


to know (someone/something) inside out

(to know a person very well)

(to know a topic, place, or thing, very well)